Jar closure and fastener.



N0. 784,509. PATENTED MAR. '7, 1905. J. P. YOUNG.

JAR CLOSURE AND FASTENER. APPLIGAT'LOH FILED JUNE13,1904.

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JOSEPH P. YOUNG, OF MARSHALLTOIVN, IOWA. ASSIUNOR OF THREE- FOURTHS TOWV. L. PEOKHAM, O. F. SMITH, AND J. F. HARRIGAN,

OF MARSHALLIOW N, IOWA.

JAR CLOSURE AND FASTENER- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 784,509, dated March '7, 1905.

Application filed June 13, 1904. Serial No. 212.381.

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Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marshalltown, in the county of Marshall and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jar Closures andFasten ers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in jar closures and fasteners; andit consists in the construction, combination, and'arrangement of deviceshereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation showing theupper portion of a jar, a closure, and fastening devices embodying myimprovements. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, taken on the planeindicated by the line a a of Fig. I. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of thesame.

The jar I is of the usual form and has a bail 2 pivotally connectedthereto, as at 3. On the bail is a lever 1, fulcrumed thereto andslidable thereon. The lever has a slot 5 near one end, through which thebail extends and is provided at the said end with a foot 6, the ends ofwhich project from oppo site sides of the lover.

The closure or cover 7 has a flange S to bear on the mouth of the jarand a rubber or other suitable gasket 9 to effect a tight connectiontherewith.

The cover is formed with a central boss 10, which projects from itsupper side. A channel 11 is cut transversely across the upper side ofthe boss, at the center thereof, to form a pair of flanges 12. Thelatter at their centers on their upper sides are provided with shallownotches 13. Their ends are stepped or notched, as at 14. Across the Theslot with which the lever is provided enables said lever to be moved tosome extent in the direction of its own length on the bail. 7'

To secure the cover on the jar, the bailis moved over the cover to aninclined position and the foot of the lever engaged with one of thenotches or depressions 16 in the bottom of the channel 11. This disposesthe lever also in an inclined position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.2. The lever is then turned in the direction indicated by the arrow insaid figure, its foot forming its fulcrum, and the lever thereby raisesthe center of the bail, which forms a spring, moves the same to avertical position, and seats the bail in the notches or depressions 13in the centers of the flanges 12, thereby eflectually securing the coveron the ar. The foot of the lever then disengages the channel, and thelever assumes the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 and hangsloosely from the bail. To open the jar, the lever is moved in thereverse direction, rcseating its fulcrum-foot in the notch or depression16, disengaging the bail from the notches or depressions 13, andswinging the bail clear of the flanges of the boss, hence releasing thecover, as will be understood. The construction oi the cover is such thatthe lever may be employed to engage the bail with the notches 13 fromeither side of the boss.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is

1. In combination with a jar and a bail, a lever pivotally connected tothe bail, and a cover having a central boss on its outer side, providedwith flanges, notched in their outer edges, said cover being furtherprovided with a channel between said flanges, a centrallydisposedshoulder extending across the chan nel, and notches in the bottom of thechannel on opposite sides of the base of the shou'lder, for engagementby one end of the lever, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a jar and a bail, a

lever connected to the bail and having one der, for engagement by thefulcrum-foot of end provided with a fulcrumed foot formthe lever,substantially as described.

ing a lateral extension thereof, and a cover In testimony whereof I havehereunto set having a central boss on its outer side, promy hand inpresence of two subscribing w t- 5 vided with flanges, notched in theirouter nesses.

edges, said cover being further provided with JOSEPH P YOUNG a channelbetween said flanges, a centrallydisposed shoulder extending across thechan- WVitnesses:

nel, and notches in the bottom of the chan- G. K. HAAs,

1o nel, on opposite sides of the base of the shoul- W. B. BEESON.

